I can always tell.You have a certain way of opening up the door.You know, first the key goes in real quiet, and then the door comes open real fast, just like you think you""re gonna catch me at something....This is taking unsportsman-like conduct to a whole new level!" He reminded the badly-wounded Ajax (who felt no pain) of his identity by removing his face-mask to reveal his disfiguring facial scars ("Well, hello gorgeous.The viewer shares Gittes"" own blind perceptions and circuitous search for the truth.]While sitting down to some iced tea, Gittes confronts Mrs.Mulwray (dressed in riding gear) who is sweaty and flushed after riding bareback.He is determined to convince her that he had nothing o do with the publication of the incriminating photos or stories ("I""m just trying to make a living").Riff pleads for one last favor from his idealistic best friend who has left his past behind and dreams of moving on to something "just around the corner":Tony: Every single night for the last month, I wake up.The film was thesixthin the series of Astaire-Rogers films, and was more entertaining for its dance numbers than its storyline (a script written by Howard Lindsay and revised by Allen Scott, and based upon an original story by Erwin Gelsey).